FNUS73 KDMX 131328 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAMPERS WPA...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 828 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUBMIT A MID BURN OBSERVATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT PERIODS OF SHOWERS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF IOWA. A NNE WIND WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 15 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (74600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........99 99 98 98 94 85 81 77 70 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............47 48 49 50 52 53 55 53 51 RH..............53 51 48 42 41 39 38 43 42 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 9 10 9 8 7 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE MIXNG WIND SPD..17 20 23 25 25 25 24 24 23 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (66800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 63 57 52 38 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 45 42 39 37 35 RH..............46 53 57 59 64 66 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 N 5 N 4 NE 4 N 4 N 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 1400 400 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NE 23 NE 22 NE 20 NE 18 NE 16 NE 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (55300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 35 33 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 46 55 60 RH..............66 45 34 29 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 N 6G15 NE 6G15 NE 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3200 5000 6100 MIXNG WIND......N 15 NE 16 NE 13 NE 9 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL P MAHN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090413.SAMPE.01/DMX